Head of Talent Acquisition

The role

The Head of Talent Acquisition will lead global talent attraction, assessment, selection, and recruiting execution. This role reports to the CHRO and serves on the HR leadership team to build the team behind AI inference.

What you will do

• Define and execute a global talent acquisition strategy aligned to business priorities and growth.
• Build an employer value proposition and candidate narrative.
• Lead technical and leadership searches personally.
• Partner with leaders on success profiles, hiring standards, and structured interviewing.
• Lead and develop recruiters and sourcers.
• Manage agencies, executive search firms, contract partners, budgets, and recruiting operations.
• Own recruiting dashboards and KPIs.
• Deliver regular executive updates on hiring progress and talent-market intelligence.
• Own onboarding and the internship program.
• Use recruiting technology, automation, and AI to scale the function.

Required qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive talent acquisition experience, including leadership in high-growth technology.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• Track record of scaling recruiting capabilities in fast-moving environments.
• Proven ability to attract, assess, negotiate with, and close technical and leadership talent.
• Experience building an employer value proposition and implementing structured, fair selection practices.
• Executive presence and the credibility to advise and challenge C-suite and technical leaders.
• Strong business acumen and communication skills.
• Experience leading recruiters, sourcers, and external partners.
• Strong command of recruiting analytics, dashboards, ATS technology, and global recruiting operations.

Nice to have

• Experience leading recruiting across multiple international markets and supporting geographic expansion.
• Experience in AI, semiconductors, hardware, infrastructure, or adjacent deep technology.
• Track record of differentiating an emerging technology company in competitive talent markets.
• Familiarity with Ashby.

About the company

d-Matrix is building a memory-centric architecture for AI inference. The company develops chips, software, and rack-scale systems to make AI faster and more energy efficient.